In the first text of this collection, we understand that what follows is similar to the zuihitsu and at zibaldoneliterary genres (Japanese and Italian respectively) that bring together a series of seemingly disparate essays, thoughts, reflections, and anecdotes.
This third title by the English-Canadian author tells the life of Henry, who was born in 1916, after his father returned from the war – missing one arm. Very quickly orphaned, he was raised by his grandmother then married, once an adult, before a new tragedy pushed him to enlist in turn to swell the ranks of Canadian soldiers sent to the front in Europe.
His life unfolds like small paintings, never longer than a page, interspersed with small lessons in art history which are like mirrors of his present, his brushes and colored pencils always within reach for him grant a little respite from the ghosts that populate his mind.
Poetic, airy, this little book that you want to carry around with you everywhere is ideal for escaping a few pages at a time and escaping the hustle and bustle of everyday life, no matter where you are.
All the color in the world
Alto
208 pages